Positron emission tomography using the ECAT II scanner to image and measure regional
lung function is outlined. The combined use of transmission and emission imaging provides …

Positron emission tomography and appropriately labeled, short-lived radiopharmaceuticals
can be used to study a variety of physiologic processes within the lung. Recently, methods …

An estimated 180,000 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this
year, and lung cancer accounts for approximately 25% of all cancer deaths. The overall 5 …

Purpose It has recently been recognized that PET/CT may play a role in diffuse parenchymal
lung disease. However, interpretation can be confounded due to the variability in lung …

Positron emission tomography (PET) has been studied for a variety of indications in patients
with known or suspected non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This article discusses the …

An estimated 180,000 new cases of lung cancer will be diag nosed in the US this year, and
lung cancer accounts for approximately 25% of all cancer deaths. Most lung cancers are …

Degree: D. Med. DegreeYear: 1989 Institute: Lunds Universitet (Sweden) The labelling of
specific tracer compounds with positron emitting radionuclides enables a range of structural …

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a quantitative molecular imaging modality
increasingly used to study pulmonary disease processes and drug effects on those …

Ongoing technologic and therapeutic advancements in medicine are now testing the limits of
conventional anatomic imaging techniques. The ability to image physiology, rather than …

This article reviews the potential use of positron emission tomography (PET), alone and in
combination with computed tomography, for evaluating the severity of disease in cystic …